1.2.3+Setting+up+your+'View'+Shell

=**Setting up your 'View' Shell**=

On your Edit Content and Layout View you will need to start adding content to your View. The first thing you need to do is Edit the Title and Description.

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 * Important note to remember. If at any stage you are do not know what to do roll your mouse over the Mahara link at the top left hand side of the page. This will take you to the home page or show you some hidden links next to the Mahara logo that will give you extra options.======

Title and Description
Click on the 'Next: Edit Title and Description' button. You will go to a new screen where you can put in the title of your page and write a brief description of what the page will be about. You can also add tags which are key words that can help you to search for subjects in your views.



When you have finished the Title and Description for your page click on 'Next: Edit Access'.

Access
When you first set up a view it is only available to yourself. This does not change until you decide that you want others to be able to see your view. You can edit your access settings at any time so if your page is not yet ready to be read by others you do not have to change the access to your page at this stage.

To allow access to your page you can either add people individually that you are linked up with through Mahara or you can allow your page to be seen by all logged in users or by the Public. Click on 'Add' next to the option you choose.

Once you have chosen to add a person or a group of people to your page you will get a calendar pop-up. This will allow you to choose when people can see your page from and if you want to limit their access after a particular date. If you do not want to stop a persons access there is not need to fill in the second line giving access 'To'.

Once you have decided on what access dates you are going to set for your viewers scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on 'Save'.

Once you have clicked on 'Save' you will go back to the 'My Views' tab. Here you will be able to click on your view to enter it and add content.

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